The last time EHT teased us like this, the observatory debuted the first-ever image of a black hole.

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has spotted something incredible in the Milky Way galaxy — something its team is calling “groundbreaking.” But what exactly that discovery is, we won’t find out until Thursday (May 12).

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) team has teased the discovery online. Still, the full announcement will come during a set of news conferences at 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) hosted by institutions worldwide. The Milky Way discovery events will also be streamed online for public viewing. Following the press conferences, both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) will host independent Q&A panels that will also be broadcast online.

The EHT is a network of radio telescopes worldwide that studies, primarily, black holes. In 2019, the EHT similarly teased a discovery that became the first-ever image of a black hole. Regardless of what the discovery is, it’s sure to be riveting. Below are the details for live webcasts that will stream the EHT announcements and the subsequent Q&A sessions.

The NSF will host its press conference in Washington, D.C., with a live video broadcast online on the NSF website and the foundation’s Facebook page.

May 12, 3 p.m. CEST (1300 GMT)

The ESO, which operates some of the facilities participating in Event Horizon Telescope observations, will host its press conference in Garching bei München, Germany, outside of Munich. The live video will be streamed on the ESO website and YouTube channel.

May 12, 9 a.m. CLT (1300 GMT)

The Joint ALMA Observatory, which comprises the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) of NRAO/NAOJ/ESO and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) of the ESO, which both take part in Event Horizon Telescope observation campaigns, will host its press conference in Vitacura, Chile. Catch the live stream on the ALMA Observatory website.

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